Biden needs to move in the right direction: away from Kabul

Three arguments typically made against withdrawing military forces can be easily picked apart.
Afghan national police and army personnel and U.S. army soldiers patrol in July 2009 in Zabul province, Afghanistan.
MONTREAL—U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan is actually long overdue. The withdrawal abides by the military principle of economy of force, allowing the scarce resources of the U.S. military to be re-assigned to more vital concerns, such as emerging threats...

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